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First-time safari-goers should look beyond tiger sightings and observe the wider forest ecosystem in National Parks.

Safari season is back: What to know before visiting India’s national parks

October 04, 2026 4:10 pm

As India’s national parks reopen after the monsoon, experts share what first-time safari-goers should know before heading into the forest.

Friend’s bullet kills 25-year-old man, Karnataka hunting trip ends in tragedy

October 02, 2026 1:40 pm

The incident occurred during a six-member group’s hunting expedition in Kademane, a forest-fringe village in Chikkamagaluru district.

Fresh pugmarks and other signs can offer clues about where a tiger has recently moved.

The jungle knows where the tiger is — here’s how to read the signs

October 01, 2026 12:28 pm

A tiger sighting may seem like pure luck, but naturalists know how to read the jungle for clues. From alarm calls and pugmarks to water bodies, here’s how tiger tracking works.

**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY CAL14; THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this screengrab from a video received on Sept. 10, 2026, a baby orangutan, who was recently rescued with four others from Balasore district, plays with soft toys in a quarantine cell at the Nandankanan Zoological Park, in Khordha district, Odisha. (Nandankanan Zoo via PTI Photo) (PTI09_10_2026_000125B)

To help rescued orangutans beat stress, Odisha zoo turns to music therapy

September 11, 2026 2:31 am

Being separated from their mothers and undertaking a journey of more than 4,000 km to an entirely new environment could have contributed to stress and anxiety among the apes, experts said.

Karnataka poacher shooting row: Retired forest officers back staff, seek fair probe

August 28, 2026 6:24 pm

After 3 suspected poachers were killed in Hanur, Karnataka’s retired forest officers urged a fair probe and protection for staff from premature criminalisation.

Krutika Ravishankar, co-founder, Farmers for Forests. (Credits: Krutika Ravishankar/ Image enhanced using AI)

With drones and AI, we can monitor a million trees: Farmers for Forests co-founder Krutika Ravishankar

August 22, 2026 11:06 am

Krutika spoke to The Indian Express on agroforestry, forest protection and restoration, use of technology.

The green we celebrate, the forests we fell

July 23, 2026 6:40 pm

This year however, on July 16, the day of the merry green festival was marred by news of a youth-led “Black Harela” demonstration staged across towns in Uttarakhand

Assam reserve forest encroachment verdict gauhati high court

Voter IDs, power bills don't grant land rights: Court clears Assam reserve forest evictions

July 02, 2026 1:38 pm

The Gauhati High Court was dealing with a batch of pleas filed by residents who challenged the eviction orders after being declared unauthorised occupants of the reserve forest land.

18-year-old Parvesh Sharma, who survived a 12-minute struggle with a leopard in Solan, was booked by the Forest Department despite being awarded ₹5,000 for his "self-defense" act. Officials state the FIR is a mandatory protocol.

Feted for killing leopard with bare hands in self-defense, Himachal youth now booked for wildlife crime

March 13, 2026 7:57 am

Forest dept had provided ex-gratia assistance of Rs 5,000 to 18-year-old

The initiative comes in the wake of recurring incidents involving old and structurally compromised trees in Chandigarh, which have taken a heavy toll during the monsoon.

Chandigarh trains school heads to identify hazardous trees before monsoon

March 02, 2026 11:41 pm

Workshop focuses on scientific assessment after past tragedies and fresh survey findings

FOREST PHOTOS

What is forest bathing?

January 30, 2026 1:28 pm

Here's everything you need to know about forest bathing.

6 forest reserves you need to visit right now

October 07, 2025 10:50 am

These are six forest reserves that you need to visit right now.

FOREST VIDEOS

Jimmy Shergill feels it's important to support films on children

February 26, 2016 3:57 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill feels it is important to promote films which focus on kids.He said that films which have stories revolving around kids or children as the lead is very important to be promoted.Jimmy Shergill was present at the trailer launch of 'Shortcut Safari.'Directed by Amitabha Singh, 'Shortcut Safari' is a Hindi film whose story revolves around a group of children who get trapped in a dense forest, for three days, during their school outing.The experience of these seven children teaches them the value of mutual respect, team-spirit and perseverance, and also lays importance on a clean environment.